Opera cancelled over Muslim backlash fears at Mohammed decaptitation scene

 

The Berlin Opera House

 

 

 

An opera company in Berlin has cancelled a Mozart production of his work Idomeneo fearing a scene in which the prophet Mohammed's decapitated head is rolled on stage could trigger an Islamic backlash.

The decision by the Deutsche Oper, one of the world’s most celebrated opera houses, shows how deep-rooted the fears now are in Europe’s artistic community about offending Muslim sensibilities.

"It was an incalcuable security risk for the production to be staged at this time," warned city security experts and police and so the show has been pulled from forthcoming productions.

It comes in the wake of the global storm caused by comments made by Pope Benedict over a medieval text he quoted about Islam being a religion spread by violence.

Germany is home to three million Turkish moslems and around 500,000 of other nationalities.

It was the hub for the 9/11 planners who attended a university in Hamburg by day and plotted the atrocities in a small flat in the port city by night.

Mohammed is not the only figure to be decapitated in the opera – the heads of Jesus, the Greek God Poseidon and Buddha are also rolled on to the stage.

But it is the symbol which city officials fear could trigger rioting and bloodshed.

Police said they could not gurantee the safety of the Deutsche Oper building if it went ahead.

Enthusiasts of the arts said they felt fear of Islam was now restricting the freedoms taken fo granted in the west.

What the fuck? Christianity is made fun of all the time and no one cares, yet its not ok to make fun of other religions now? Its a double standard you can make fun of Jesus all you want but its taboo to say anything about Mohammed

It's because the world isn't waging a phony war against Christians.

Well when the Jerry Springer opera show was on, despite thousands of compliants i dont recall any serious death threats from Christians.

 

Some Danish newspaper prints a few cartoons....

 

And as a Londoner yourself you mustve noticed the outrage over the Brick lane film.

Yeah, I know - but there was a huge problem when the BBC showed the Jerry Springer Opera. They had massive complaints.

Yeah' date=' I know - but there was a huge problem when the BBC showed the Jerry Springer Opera. They had massive complaints.[/quote']

 

Complaints, yes (and almost all before the show was actually aired); death threats - no!!;)

Yeah, haha, yeah you are right......most people hadn't even seen it but were calling it all sorts of names.

Yeah' date=' haha, yeah you are right......most people hadn't even seen it but were calling it all sorts of names.[/quote']

 

People have a habit of doing that - they just react to the publicity and jump on the bandwagon.;)

It's because the world isn't waging a phony war against Christians.

 

Yes they are. PS no one is waging war on Isam

Yeah' date=' I know - but there was a huge problem when the BBC showed the Jerry Springer Opera. They had massive complaints.[/quote']

 

And they still showed it.

 

Did you see it? It was good for the first 10 or so then went shite.

And they still showed it.

 

Did you see it? It was good for the first 10 or so then went shite.

 

I wasn't really interested.;)

It was just like the show. I thought David Soul was good but the whole thing was naff.

 

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